This sport, as we well know, is made up of athletes... who go to the edge and sometimes beyond, and it is why we believe... the next three days is going to be extremely competitive and exciting.
(n) the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up, Syn. inflammation, fervor, fervour, excitation, Example:his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled; he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
pos>n. [ Cf. OF. excitement, escitement. ] 1. The act of exciting, or the state of being roused into action, or of having increased action; impulsion; agitation; as, an excitement of the people. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. That which excites or rouses; that which moves, stirs, or induces action; a motive. [ 1913 Webster ]
The cares and excitements of a season of transition and struggle. Talfowrd. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Physiol.) A state of aroused or increased vital activity in an organism, or any of its organs or tissues. [ 1913 Webster ]